Factors Influencing a Health Promoting Lifestyle in Spouses of Active Duty Military

Padden, Diane; Connors, Rebecca A.; Posey, Sheena M.; Ricciardi, Richard; Agazio, Janice

doi:10.1080/07399332.2012.736572

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“…The parents' role in undertaking infant care is very important because it affects the physical and mental conditions of the baby (Dokken and Ahmann, 2006;Day, Bernheimer and Weisner, 2007). The previous research shows that poor baby personality is associated with self-efficacy or parenting skills in infant care (Padden et al, 2013;Verhage et al, 2015).Therefore, it needs family support from other family members to optimally realize the parents' role (Hickey et al, 2016).Therefore, it needs powerful support from other family members in realizing the optimal parent role. Maternal Sensitivity Models (MSM) use family strength resources and family potential as key social support in enhancing the parental role so that MSM is proven to improve family perceptions on the parental role.…”

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“…Maternal Sensitivity Models (MSM) interventions that make families as social support for other family members has formed a continuous interaction among family members in performing their roles, so that these conditions can effectively improve communication and harmony within the family. Social support of the family (physical, emotional and instrumental supports) in a parenting role has formed cognitive and affective awareness of the family members so as to perform their role (Padden et al, 2013;Pender, Murdaugh and Parsons, 2015). It is also in accordance with the results of the research conducted by Pontoppidan (2015) suggesting that family involvement programs in infant care are effective to overcome the physical and psychological problems of infants.…”

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Family-Based Maternal Sensitivity Model as a Strategy to Optimize Family Perception on the Role of Parents and the Growth of Infants

Indriyani¹,

Asih²

2018

J. Ners

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Introduction: Family perceptions on the role of parents and the growth of infants must be seriously considered by healthcare workers since they can affect the role of family development in taking care of the babies. A family that has optimally understood the role of their development as a parent will be able to give the appropriate care for the babies.Methods: The study aimed to find out the effects of a family-based Maternal Sensitivity Models (MSM) strategy for family perception optimization on the role of parents and the growth of infants. It used a quasi-experimental design with the samples of 50 families. The samples were obtained using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed using dependent t-test.Results: It confirmed that the Family-Based Maternal Sensitivity Models (MSM) strategy significantly affects family perceptions on the role of parents with t-value 5.915 and p-value 0.000. MSM also significantly affects family perceptions on the growth infants with the t-value -11.257 and p-value 0.000.Conclusions: Maternal Sensitivity Models (MSM) can be well applied as one of the health models provided by healthcare workers to optimize parents’ perceptions and infants’ growth as well as to develop a competent family in giving care for their babies.

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Family-Based Maternal Sensitivity Model as a Strategy to Optimize Family Perception on the Role of Parents and the Growth of Infants

Indriyani¹,

Asih²

2018

J. Ners

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“…A review of the literature on military spouse health shows research has primarily demonstrated negative effects of the military lifestyle on spouses’ mental health and the marital relationship, particularly during and after deployment [ 10 , 11 ]. In addition, a small number of studies have revealed concerning trends regarding obesity in military spouses, with estimates of overweight and obesity ranging from 47 to 65% [ 12 – 15 ]. However, military spouses’ perceptions of and participation in the health behaviors that likely contribute to these trends (i.e., physical activity and diet) have received minimal attention in the scientific literature.…”

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“…However, military spouses’ perceptions of and participation in the health behaviors that likely contribute to these trends (i.e., physical activity and diet) have received minimal attention in the scientific literature. Two studies by Padden and colleagues demonstrated that high levels of perceived stress are associated with decreased participation in health behaviors such as exercise, stress management, and social interaction among military spouses [ 15 , 16 ]. Another study found only ~ 20% of military spouses reported engaging in regular physical activity and practicing good nutrition, and only 15% of the sample reported routinely practicing stress management [ 17 ].…”

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“Everything else comes first”: a mixed-methods analysis of barriers to health behaviors among military spouses

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BackgroundMilitary spouses are integral to the health of their families, but have demonstrated elevated levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. Participating in health behaviors such as physical activity and healthy eating may have a positive impact on spouses’ physical and mental health, but emerging evidence suggests spouses’ participation in these behaviors is scarce. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the most frequently reported barriers to health behaviors among military spouses.MethodsMilitary spouses were recruited to complete surveys (N = 230) or participate in focus group sessions (N = 22). On the surveys, participants indicated up to 3 of their most frequent barriers to physical activity, diet, social connection, and stress management. Responses were coded and summed to identify the most commonly reported barriers to each health behavior. Subsequently, focus group sessions were conducted to gain a more in-depth understanding of the challenges military spouses face when trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Focus group transcripts were coded using thematic data analysis to identify the most frequently discussed barriers for each behavior.ResultsOn the surveys, lack of time was the most prevalent barrier for physical activity, social connection, and stress management, and the second most prevalent barrier for diet. Financial concerns were the most prevalent barrier to maintaining a healthy diet. Barriers related to parent/family responsibilities were commonly reported across all health behaviors. During the focus group sessions, the transient military lifestyle was reported to have a significant impact on all of the health behaviors. Other military-related stressors including deployments and the necessity to “do it all” alone were frequently discussed. Many participants exhibited rigid definitions of what “counts” as exercise or health eating. Overall, participants reported sacrificing participation in health behaviors to attend to other priorities.ConclusionsMilitary spouses reported numerous barriers to health behaviors that made it difficult for them to prioritize their own health and well-being. Although some of the barriers reported were similar to barriers reported by civilians, unique stressors associated with military life further impeded participation in health behaviors. These findings can be used to inform future health promotion interventions for military spouses.

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“…[ 5 ] Wives of military personnel show lower mental health due to their husband's difficult job, stress caused by husband's absence, heavy responsibility of family management, and instability of residence. [ 9 ] According to research, 34/1000 military pilots are at risk of mental health problems. [ 10 ] Common syndromes include anxiety (26%), marital conflicts (22%), somatization (15%), depression (13%), phobia (12%), and inappropriate behaviors (11%).…”

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Design and assessment of psychometric features of life skills inventory

Ashtiani

Afzali

Ebadi

et al. 2018

J Edu Health Promot

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INTRODUCTION:The importance of life skills and their application in promoting personal, family, and occupational health in military personnel is well recognized. It is, therefore, important to identify and assess life skills in military personnel with a valid and reliable tool. The present study aims to develop such a tool and evaluate its psychometric features in military personnel.MATERIALS AND METHODS:As part of a mixed study, a qualitative concept analysis study was conducted using hybrid approach to redefine life skills in military personnel, and results obtained were used to form a pool of items. Next, in a methodological study, psychometric evaluation, qualitative and quantitative face validity, qualitative and quantitative content validity, and construct validity (exploratory factor analysis), and reliability (using test-retest and internal consistency) were performed on the inventory.RESULTS:Initial pool of items was designed with 156 items, which were reduced to 93, following qualitative face validity, and further reduced to 80 after quantitative face validity (item impact score). No further reduction was implemented after qualitative and quantitative content validity (content validity ratio and content validity index ratio). Following construct validity (factor analysis), the remaining 80 items were summarized in 5 factors. Cronbach's alpha for the 5 factors was found 0.7, and correlation coefficient of test-retest results exceeded 0.9 and was significant at 0.01.CONCLUSION:Given the acceptable results of psychometric features, this tool can be used as a valid and reliable tool for assessing life skills in military personnel.

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Factors Influencing a Health Promoting Lifestyle in Spouses of Active Duty Military

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

Family-Based Maternal Sensitivity Model as a Strategy to Optimize Family Perception on the Role of Parents and the Growth of Infants

Family-Based Maternal Sensitivity Model as a Strategy to Optimize Family Perception on the Role of Parents and the Growth of Infants

“Everything else comes first”: a mixed-methods analysis of barriers to health behaviors among military spouses

Design and assessment of psychometric features of life skills inventory

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